Joel King
Personal information
Full name Joel Bruce King[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Figtree, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Sydney FC
Number 16
Youth career
FNSW NTC
Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 FFA CoE 29 (0)
2018–2019 Sydney FC NPL 27 (1)
2019–2022 Sydney FC 63 (0)
2022–2023 OB 17 (0)
2023 → Sydney FC (loan) 13 (0)
2023– Sydney FC 8 (0)
International career‡
2017 Australia U20 1 (0)
2021– Australia U23 4 (0)
2022– Australia 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's soccer
Representing  Australia
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
First place 2016 Cambodia U-17 Team
Third place 2015 Cambodia U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2022

Joel Bruce King (born 30 October 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left back for Sydney FC.

Club career

Sydney FC

King made his professional debut for Sydney FC in a Round 27 clash against Newcastle Jets, playing the full game in a 2–0 loss at McDonald Jones Stadium.[2] On 9 May 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the club, penning a one-year deal for the 2019–2020 season.[3] King cemented his spot in the Sydney team, and started in every game for Sydney during the 2020-21 season with regular fullback Michael Zullo missing the majority of the season with a recurring calf injury. His consistent performances during the season resulted in him winning the 2020-21 Young Footballer of the year award at the end of season awards, becoming the first Sydney FC player to do so.[4]

Odense Boldklub

On 29 January 2022, it was announced that King had signed with Danish club OB after triggering a six figure release clause.[5]

Return to Sydney FC

In February 2023, King was loaned back to former club Sydney FC until the end of the 2022–23 A-League Men season.[6] King made 13 appearances in his loan spell, including starts in an Elimination Final against derby rivals Western Sydney Wanderers and in both leagues of the Semi Final tie against Melbourne City.

King then re-signed on a permanent basis with Sydney FC at the end of that season, in June 2023, on a three-year deal.[7]

International career

Australian under-23s

King was called up to the Australian under-23 squad for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics by manager Graham Arnold.[8] He made his debut in a friendly warm up game for the Olympics against New Zealand in a 0–2 loss. [9] King provided an assist for Australia's first goal of the tournament, scored by Lachlan Wales against Argentina in which Australia ran out 2-0 winners.[10]

Australia

King was called up to the Socceroos squad by manager Graham Arnold for their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Vietnam as regular left back Aziz Behich was unable to take part. King started the match and put in a good performance with Australia winning 4-0.[11]

Personal life

King's older sister Taren plays football too, having played in the A-League Women for Canberra United and Newcastle Jets.[12]

Career statistics

As of 30 April 2023
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sydney FC 2018–19 A-League 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
2019–20 26 0 1 0 5 0 32 0
2020–21 28 0 0 0 — 28 0
2021–22 A-League Men 8 0 4 0 0 0 12 0
Total 63 0 5 0 7 0 75 0
OB 2021–22 Danish Superliga 11 0 1 0 — 12 0
2022–23 5 0 1 1 — 6 1
Total 16 0 2 1 0 0 18 1
Sydney FC 2022–23 A-League Men 13 0 0 0 — 13 0
Career total 92 0 7 1 7 0 106 1

Honours

Club

Sydney FC

International

Australia U17

Individual

Sydney FC

References

  1. ^ a b "Squad list - Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Jets sink Sydney to finish season". 27 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Sydney FC Youngster Joel King Re-Signs". 9 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Dolan Warren Awards: Joel King named Young Footballer of the Year". a-league.com.au. A-League. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ^ Rugari, Vince (29 January 2022). "King's ransom: Sydney Socceroo sold to Danish club as Wanderers' slump worsens". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ^ "The King Returns". Sydney FC. 1 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Socceroos full back Joel King makes permanent switch home". Sydney FC. 23 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Joel King Earns Olympic Selection". Sydney FC. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  9. ^ Curulli, Chris (12 July 2021). "International Friendly Report: Australia defeated by New Zealand on rainy evening in Ichihara". Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  10. ^ Rayson, Zac (23 July 2021). "ROO BEAUTY: Aussies 'shock the world' as Arnie 'masterclass' stuns global powerhouse". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  11. ^ Monteverde, Marco. "Star defender Trent Sainsbury impressed with the Socceroos debut of Joel King". news.com.au. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  12. ^ Smithies, Tom (24 June 2021). "Sydney FC star Joel King reflects on path to second grand final". news.com.au.
  13. ^ "Sydney FC set new Australian record with Grand Final success". Football Federation Australia. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Match Summary - AFF Smart U16 Championship 2015" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

External links

Sydney FC – current squad
A-League Men Young Footballer of the Year
Australia squads
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